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The firing process is one of the most exciting parts of working with Metal Clay. It’s where your creations transform from clay into real metal! Depending on the type of Metal Clay, you can fire yours by Torch or Kiln. There are many different aspects that go into heating Metal Clay such as using the right temperature and right length of time. Cool Tools Learning Center offers great tips, advise and learning resource videos. Utilizing these resources is a wise choice.

At the Cool Tools Learning Center you will find really helpful videos, such as how to co-fire sterling silver with silver prep. Silver clay can be fused directly to sterling silver in the kiln. It’s easy to do, but requires that you first prepare the surface of the sterling silver to receive the silver clay. There is also an amazingly detailed video about working with operating the Paragon SC series Kilns. You can find these amazing Metal Clay Firing Videos at Cools Tools. Working with Metal Clay is fun and easy, working correctly with all of our tools is the key to making great jewelry.

Written by CoolTools.us

Here at Cool Tools we provide you will everything you’ll need to start making unique and incomparable metal clay jewelry and treasures. One of the best ways you can get all you need for a specific project or technique is through our handy Metal Clay Kits.

Metal Clay Kits provide you will all the basic necessities for working with Metal Clay, molding metal clay, or firing metal clay. Choose from Bead Firing Kits, Flexible Clay Kits, our Metal Clay Basic Tool Kit, Silver & Gold Soldering Kit, or Torch Firing Kits. Each kit is specifically designed to help you in a general or specific asset of jewelry making with Metal Clay. For example, out Bead firing kit consists of all the supplies and directions you’ll need to better understand this method. Such Kits like our Bronze or Copper Clay kits provide you with the basic tools needed to get started working with Metal Clay. Our ITS Transfer Kit is great for those looking to learn a new technique. ITS is a transfer medium that allows you to transfer images onto metal and other surfaces such as glass, wood and unglazed tile. Start creating beautiful pieces of jewelry with your preferred Metal Clay Kit from Cool Tools.

Written by Diane Rein

Kiffe Harris of Oregon is the lucky winner in this months Random Review Drawing. Kiffe has won a complete Foredom Flexible Shaft with Quick Change handpiece! Congratulations Kiffe!

Kiffe was automatically entered into our monthly drawing when she reviewed a product on our website. We love when customers write reviews because it helps the whole community to make good choices and feel confident about the products we offer.

As a fun way to say “thank you” to those who take the time write a product review, share a tip or a photo of the work they have created with our products, we select a reviewer each month from those who have participated and they win something fabulous! Kiffe wrote “Wow!!! What a great way to start off my weekend. I”m very excited. Thanks so much!”

If you’d like to get in on the fun, it’s easy. Writing a review takes only a minute. A review can be a comment about a product, it can be a tip or a shortcut you’ve found, or it can be a photo of something you’ve made with one of our products. Let us all hear what you think and share with us your tips and especially your creations and you’ll be entered into our monthly drawing.

When you make a purchase at Cool Tools, you’ll receive an invitation to review that product in a follow-up email. Simply click the link to upload your comments and photos and a chance to win. Next months winner will receive a Studio Pro Digital Kiln…just in time for Christmas!

Product reviews submitted by the jewelry making community can be found by scrolling to the bottom of a product page. This is a great way to learn what others think about a product, pick up product tips and see what fellow jewelry artists are doing with our products. So take a moment to share your thoughts, tips and creations with the jewelry making community and you may be the next lucky winner.